Now I am not going to beat around the bush. Akame ga Kill's writing from a critical and enjoyment standpoint was bad.
The story, in the beginning, was decent. with the ending being average yet serviceable. It was the middle that was what ruined a potentially good series for me. My gripes are not just minor nitpicks but major story breaking reasons with the fundamentals of the writing.
The world building in comparison to the anime was better but not by much. Being that the world building was overall still shit. With the lack of a world map or at least a map of the capital makes this much more problematic later on.
Characterization and Character development overall was rushed. Though I will commend the manga that it writer at least tries to develop character left and right. But the character just still felt artificial to me. combined with the blatant, Intelligence insulting black and white morality of the story. Makes the issues with characterization and development feel rushed and contrived.
Morality is as black and white as you usually get in a shounen series. With bad exposition being done in a way that is bad yet transparent. Bols was the closest thing to a morally grey character that you can get.
The fights, despite the weapons being interesting. were made boring in the tension or lack there of. couple that with an inconsistent power chain among the characters. makes the combat boring, uninteresting and predictable.
Art:
So far the Only redeeming quality of the series. the anime's art style took a huge shit on some very good looking and detailed artwork in the manga. Which really shines especially when there are colour pages.
Overall:
I had as whole found that Akame ga kill to be a huge disappointment. Though the Begining was alright and the end was not too bad. It was ultimately a potentially good series the was bogged down by incompetent writing.
The lack of tension in the story also made my enjoyment go down the tubes after chapter 10. I was getting bored with the manga very quickly. but I did power through to the end anyway. If it weren't for the artwork. I would have dropped this very early on.
Overall a very forgettable series that could have been great. had it not got bogged down by incompetent world building, lack of tension and rushed characters.
